ANT-onyms
Adam's such an ___mature person. He has no impulse control. A man-child.
IMmature
He seemed nice, but turned out to be a _____ in sheep’s clothing, stealing from his colleagues.
wolf
Exercise has become part of my ___ routine. [day]
daily
FIT - SUIT - MATCH
a) I find that yellow clothes don't really ___ me.
b) Those blue earrings you're wearing are lovely - they ___ your eyes.
c) These trousers don't ___ me anymore. They are too tight.
a) I find that yellow clothes don't really SUIT me.
b) Those blue earrings you're wearing are lovely - they MATCH your eyes.
c) These trousers don't FIT me anymore. They are too tight.
Originally the contractor gave me a price of €2,000, but now they say they ____estimated and it's going to be at least €3,000.
underestimated
Tom was ___separable from his dog Snowy.
INseparable
Before her big speech, she had _____ in her stomach.
butterflies
If we ____ the rope, it might reach across. [tight]
tighten
travel - journey - trip
My ___ to work normally takes around 30 minutes.
We’re planning to ___ across America this summer.
Bob and Sally went on a business ___ to Japan
My journey to work normally takes around 30 minutes.
We’re planning to travel across America this summer.
Bob and Sally went on a business trip to Japan
The gift shop in Paris ___charged me by €10. That's a daylight robbery!
overcharged
She knew it was ___loyal, but she could hardly help smiling in reply.
DISloyal
I can pick up the dry cleaning and groceries on the way home, killing two ____ with one stone.
birds
Hers was the first face I saw when I regained ______ . [conscious]
consciousness
SET - KIT - PACK
a) Do you have a first-aid ____ ? I've cut myself.
b) I bought a ____ of cards for the trip.
c) Let's buy them a ____ of kitchen knives as a gift.
a) Do you have a first-aid kit? I've cut myself.
b) I bought a pack of cards for the trip.
c) Let's buy them a set of kitchen knives as a gift.
Drinking a lot of water ____acts the dehydrating effects of hot weather.
counteracts
Solar disinfection : use of sunlight to ___contaminate drinking water in developing countries.
decontaminate
Curiosity killed the ____
She _____ good sportsmanship on the playing field. [body]
embodied
TIMETABLE - ITINERARY - AGENDA
a) At the beginning of each year a/an ____ is prepared and each year group follows a clearly defined, predetermined curriculum.
b) What do you do if you want to discuss something that's not on the ____ ?
c) At this stage of the ____ I propose to suspend the journey south and visit the eastern glens.
TIMETABLE - ITINERARY - AGENDA
a) At the beginning of each year a TIMETABLE is prepared and each year group follows a clearly defined, predetermined curriculum.
b) What do you do if you want to discuss something that's not on the agenda?
c) At this stage of the ITINERARY I propose to suspend the journey south and visit the eastern glens.
They live in ___urban Washington.
suburban
There is __satisfied demand for the product.
UNsatisfied - feeling that something is not enough or not good enough
NOT - dissatisfied - not pleased with something; feeling that something is not as good as it should be
He was like a ____ in a china shop during the delicate negotiation at the board meeting, causing tensions to rise unnecessarily.
bull
The local people showed me great ____ . [host]
hospitality
COAST - COASTLINE - SHORE
Only a few survivors reached the ___ .
I used to live in a small village on the ___ .
The Istrian Peninsula has a rugged ___ of pine-clad headlands between innumerable bays and inlets.
Only a few survivors reached the shore.
I used to live in a small village on the coast
The Istrian Peninsula has a rugged coastline of pine-clad headlands between innumerable bays and inlets.
Some people believe that governments are concealing evidence of __terrestrial beings.
extraterrestrial